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an escape from jail

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any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

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a sudden dash

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the act of breaking something

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an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

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(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

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the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

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a pause from doing something (as work)

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an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

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an unexpected piece of good luck

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the occurrence of breaking

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some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

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breaking of hard tissue such as bone

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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

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weaken or destroy in spirit or body

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diminish or discontinue abruptly

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fracture a bone of

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fall sharply

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make submissive, obedient, or useful

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be broken in

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crack; of the male voice in puberty

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render inoperable or ineffective

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become separated into pieces or fragments

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destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

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happen

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prevent completion

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terminate

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lessen in force or effect

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stop operating or functioning

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change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

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come into being

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find the solution or key to

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find a flaw in

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undergo breaking

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interrupt the flow of current in

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cease an action temporarily

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make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

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be released or become known; of news

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surpass in excellence

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pierce or penetrate

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become punctured or penetrated

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break a piece from a whole

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go to pieces

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ruin completely

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separate from a clinch, in boxing

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make the opening shot that scatters the balls

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destroy the completeness of a set of related items

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exchange for smaller units of money

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force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

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do a break dance

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curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

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break down, literally or metaphorically

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emerge from the surface of a body of water

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scatter or part

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make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

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move away or escape suddenly

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change directions suddenly

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reduce to bankruptcy

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assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

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invalidate by judicial action

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interrupt a continued activity

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cause the failure or ruin of

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act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

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enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

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happen or take place

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come forth or begin from a state of latency

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fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

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give up

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cause to give up a habit

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vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

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come to an end